4-letter words containing d, u
- duci — a leader or dictator.
- duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dude — a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- duds — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- duel — a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- duet — a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- duff — organic matter in various stages of decomposition on the floor of the forest.
- dufy — Raoul [ra-ool] /raˈul/ (Show IPA), 1877–1953, French painter, lithographer, and decorator.
- dugs — the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- duit — doit (def 1).
- duka — (Kenya) A shop, store.
- duke — Edward Kennedy ("Duke") 1899–1974, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
- dukw — a type of amphibious military transport used during World War II.
- dule — a state of suffering or misery
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- duly — in a due manner; properly; fittingly.
- duma — (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- dumb — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- duna — German name of the Dvina.
- dune — a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- dung — excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- dunk — to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
- duns — Plural form of dun.
- dunt — a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- duo- — indicating two
- duos — Music. duet.
- dupe — duplicate.
- dups — to open.
- dur. — Durham
- dura — dura mater.
- dure — hard; severe.
- durn — darn2 .
- duro — a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durt — Alternative form of dirt.
- duse — Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- dush — (transitive, UK dialectal) To strike or push violently; (of an animal) to strike with the horns; butt.
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- duve — Christian René de [krees-tyahn ruh-ney duh] /krisˈtyɑ̃ rəˈneɪ də/ (Show IPA), 1917–2013, Belgian biologist, born in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- dzud — A summer drought followed by a severe winter, generally causing serious loss of livestock.
- educ — education
- feud — fee (def 4).
- foud — (British, Shetland and Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
- fuds — a fuddy-duddy.
- fund — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- gaud — a showy ornament or trinket.